and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by Yahweh my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.

又在王和谋士，并大能的军长面前施恩于我。因耶和华我神的手帮助我，我就得以坚强，从以色列中招聚首领，与我一同上来。”

他又在王和谋士，以及王所有大能的军官面前施恩于我。我因耶和华—我上帝的手的帮助，得以坚强，从以色列中召集领袖，与我一同上来。”

他又在王和谋士，以及王所有大能的军官面前施恩于我。我因耶和华—我神的手的帮助，得以坚强，从以色列中召集领袖，与我一同上来。”

祂又在王及其谋士和所有权贵面前施恩于我。因为我的上帝耶和华帮助我，我便有勇气召集以色列的首领与我一同上去。”

又使我在王和谋士，以及王手下有权势的领袖面前蒙恩。因为耶和华我神的手帮助我，我就有勇气，召集以色列中一些首领，与我一同上来。”

又在王和謀士，並大能的軍長面前施恩於我。因耶和華－我神的手幫助我，我就得以堅強，從以色列中招聚首領，與我一同上來。」

他又在王和謀士，以及王所有大能的軍官面前施恩於我。我因耶和華－我上帝的手的幫助，得以堅強，從以色列中召集領袖，與我一同上來。」

他又在王和謀士，以及王所有大能的軍官面前施恩於我。我因耶和華－我神的手的幫助，得以堅強，從以色列中召集領袖，與我一同上來。」

祂又在王及其謀士和所有權貴面前施恩於我。因為我的上帝耶和華幫助我，我便有勇氣召集以色列的首領與我一同上去。」

又使我在王和謀士，以及王手下有權勢的領袖面前蒙恩。因為耶和華我神的手幫助我，我就有勇氣，召集以色列中一些首領，與我一同上來。”

上帝又使我在王和王眾參謀跟王所有英勇軍官面前蒙恩寵。因為永恆主我的上帝的手幫助了我，我就壯膽；我便從以色列中選拔了首領、和我一同上來。

施恩於我、在王與其謀士、及有權之軍長前、我蒙我上帝耶和華祐、則強厥志、集以色列族長、與我偕上、

俾我得沾王恩、言官群伯之惠、既蒙上帝祐、我志孔強、集以色列族中最著者、與我偕往。

俾我在王與議士及王之有權勢牧伯前得恩、我蒙主我天主之祐、奮勉奮勉或作強心集以色列之族長、與我偕上、

and who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

The Lord has been kind to me. He has caused the king and his advisers to be kind to me. In fact, all the king’s powerful officials have been kind to me. The strong hand of the Lord my God helped me. That gave me new strength. So I gathered together leaders from Israel to go up to Jerusalem with me.”

and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the Lord my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem.

and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by the hand of the LORD my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.

and has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened according to the hand of the Lord my God that was upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.

and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God[ was] upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.

Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, giving us new life, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the proclamation might be fully made through me and all the Gentiles might hear. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

But God was watching over the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.

And let me have a letter written to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to rebuild the gates of the temple’s fortress, the city wall, and the home where I will live.” The king granted my requests, for I was graciously strengthened by my God.

Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah— a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel— along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

“ Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said.“ It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your possession.

May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.”

Please, Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to that of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success today, and have compassion on him in the presence of this man. At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.

Then he issued a decree in Nineveh: By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water.

He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month since the gracious hand of his God was on him.

— came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.